Statistics for This Day In Sports (July 29)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
2001: The Tour-de-France has no winner because this cyclist was busted for using PED’s.	Lance Armstrong	100%
1874: Major Walton Copton Winfield of England patents his design for the lawn-_____court.	Tennis	71%
1940: John Sigmund swims 289 miles from St. Louis to Caruthersville, MO, in what body of water?	Mississippi River	57%
1995: This team wins their first NFL exhibition game against the Jacksonville Jaguars	Carolina Panthers	43%
1989: Javier Sotomayor breaks the high jump record. What country was he from?	Cuba	43%
1957: This person TKO’s Tommy Jackson in 10 for the heavyweight title.	Floyd Patterson	43%
1991: Yankee fans throw cups among other things at this player.	Jose Canseco	43%
1989: This Cubs legend is traded from the Rangers to the White Sox.	Sammy Sosa	43%
1990: The U.S. beats this country in the Women’s Tennis Federation Cup.	Soviet Union	43%
2003: This player hits a grand slam from both sides of the plate in the same game.	Bill Mueller	29%
1921: At age 54, Cy Young pitches 2 innings because of what city’s 125 year anniversary?	Cleveland	29%
1915: This 41 year old Pittsburgh Pirate hits a grand slam.	Honus Wagner	14%
1991: The first Sunday night game at this stadium is played between the Mets and Cubs.	Shea Stadium	14%
1979: Golfer Nancy Lopez wins this major, her first ever.	Canadian Open	0%
1990: The Red Sox set a record of 12 of these in a single game.	Doubles	0%